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Pantheon extends pre-early access testing through December 1, with ‘record numbers’ showing up

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With under two months to go until Pantheon launches into early access, you would think that studio Visionary Realms would be going all-out with...
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World of Warcraft’s Patch 11.0.7 may be coming sooner than you think

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With World of Warcraft's Patch 11.0.7 and its Siren Isle in testing, there's a lot of speculation and curiosity over when Blizzard is scheduling...
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Betawatch: Path of Exile 2 delays its early access thanks to demons of the database

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Look, I have to ask: Does Path of Exile 2 have a whole lot of demons in it? I haven't really played the game,...

Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is cracking down on shady game mods

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Heads-up, folks who mod in ancient emulators: The Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is cracking down on mods, though hopefully not the...

Polish survival game Tomorrow: MMO Nuclear Quest launches on mobile

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Looking for a Fallout-like experience on mobile with a modicum of MMO design to it? Polish studio Rage Quit Games just launched Tomorrow: MMO...

New books about EVE Online, Second Life, and EverQuest are on the way

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You've played the game, now read the story. Or read the story out of curiosity about a game you would otherwise never play. Or...

Farm Together 2 has pumped out over 50 updates since its early access launch five months ago

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Way back in May, we covered the launch of cozy multiplayer farming game Farm Together 2, the sequel to - you guessed it -...

Shroud of the Avatar revamps player dungeon rooms and prepares for Krampus in Release 131

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We're literally just one day removed from Halloween, which means the Great Retail Calendar declares that it's Christmas now (Thanksgiving never existed unless you're...

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Wizard’s Wrath and A Wizard’s World

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When I first saw mention of A Wizard's World on Reddit this morning, I immediately confused it with another wizardy Kickstarter MMO, Wizard's Wrath....

War Thunder marks 12 years with a new cinematic trailer and events that award free tanks

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Today, November 1st, marks the 12th anniversary for War Thunder, which means Gaijin Entertainment is ready to celebrate big time with some events, a...

NetEase’s Destiny Rising officially enters closed alpha today – here’s how to sign up

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If you are among those Destiny players who really wanted a Destiny game on your phone, then your moment is fast approaching, as NetEase...

Pixel art MMO Necesse is adding a new adventure journal and better crafting stations in today’s update

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Back in August, we covered a new-to-us pixel art MMO called Necesse. The game, which allows servers of hundreds of people, had been in...

EVE Fanfest 2025 talks up the week’s worth of extra activities as tickets go on sale

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EVE Online's Fanfest convention isn't only about a weekend's worth of reveals and information for the sci-fi sandbox; it's also a whole week of...

Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads patch brings new story, raid content, and quality-of-life November 12

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Today saw another Live Letter broadcast from Final Fantasy XIV, which was once again all about the MMORPG's first post-Dawntrail content update, Crossroads, along...

Post-sunset, The Wagadu Chronicles team says it considered and rejected open-sourcing the game

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One of the saddest sunsets of 2024 affected Kickstarted afrofantasy The Wagadu Chronicles. The MMORPG was Kickstarted by players for nearly $200K all the...

World of Warships teams up with Star Trek again with Picard, Borg, and Spock

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World of Warships is back in cahoots with Star Trek, of all franchises, supposedly under the assumption that a ship is a ship, even...

Soulframe deep-dives the changes to its next pre-alpha build and discusses multiplayer feature plans

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The pre-alpha "preludes" build of Soulframe is headed for its seventh iteration, and this update is a pretty beefy one as it changes several...

Massively Overthinking: Have you ever been booted from an MMORPG group because your class wasn’t the meta?

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Earlier this month, when some World of Warcraft players were protesting massive nerfs to specific classes, MOP reader Sloth explained the problem superbly: The...

Neverwinter tests Module 30’s Unvaulted zone and dungeon

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Neverwinter wasn't just flinging smoke and mirrors your way when its team said that development was continuing on the Dungeons & Dragons MMO in...

Loftia targets alpha testing by the end of this year and early access at the end of 2025

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Since last year we've been keeping eyes on the "mediumly multiplayer" cozy title Loftia, a life sim RPG that puts players into a colorful...